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FOftEST AND STREAM. 



[July 11, 1889. 



BEVERLY YACHT CLUB. 



REGATTA, 1ST OPEN SWEEPSTAK ES, MONUMENT BEACH, JUNE 29_ 



THIS was the first ripen race sailed under the club measurement 

 of waterline and sail area; the result was a very hard day's 

 work for the judges. . . . 



In first class Surmise was noticeable by her absence, but Climax 

 and Quissett made a very good race. 



Second class this year promises to have the largest and most ex- 

 citing races; Mist will have to look to her laurels, and all but one 

 of her formidable competitors were on hand. 



Thyra and Gymnote are two new boats built by Dunn; they are 

 not yet thoroughly in shape; hut sailed a good race, though not 

 troubling Mist much. 



Hamana is a new one from the builder of Mist, and is built on 

 Mist's model with an overhang added. She did poorly, and is pre- 

 sumably not inform as yet. 



Mollie, which under old rule was at foot of tirst class, is now at 

 head of second class. She is very fast, and pushed Mist hard, 

 heating her on actual time, but losing on allowance. It is to be 

 regretted that Crawl did not enter. 



In third class last year's champion, Daisy, met Hanley's Eina, 

 who had already shown great speed in her matches with Kiowa. 



hi fourth class Hanley's new Kitten sailed her first race. She 

 did poorlv, and evidently to be shaken into trim. 



Courses: First and second classes leaving Pine's Buoy on star- 

 hoard, Bird Island Buoy and Scraggy Neck Buoy on port, and re- 

 turn, 11 miles: third class leaving Pine's Buoy, Abeel's Lodge 

 Buoy and Drv Lodge Buoy on starboard, Pine's Buoy on port, and 

 ret urn, 7Uj miles; fourth class leaving judges' yacht and Pine's 

 Buoy on starboard, and return, 6}4 miles. Wind, W. S. W., light. 

 Summary: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Climax, E. C. Stetson, Mattacoisett.30.04 2 11 55 2 04 27 



Quissett, J. L. Stackpole, B. Y. C. ...28.07 2 13 55 2 04 44 



Matfcie, Ho war. i Stockton, B. Y. 0.. 26.10 3 20 50 2 09 50 



Strife, M. N'. Bray, B. Y. C 26.07 2 35 05 2 23 48 



SECOND CLASS. 



Mollie. T. D. Plummer, Mon. Beach.26.0l 2 18 17 2 06 17 



Mist, G. H. Lyman. Jr., B. Y. C 25.07 3 18 26 2 05 56 



Thyra, Paul Bartholon, B. Y. C 25.04 3 21 05 2 08 24 



Gymnote, W. E. C. Eustie, B. Y. C. 25.00 3 21 07 2 09 96 



Wildcat, S. P. Hill, Mon. Beach. . . .35.00 2 21 19 2 08 14 



Glaucus. O. S.'Gifford.New Bed ford. 26. 02 2 26 50 3 15 00 



Faust, E. A. Wright, Fall Biver. .. .25.05 2 27 00 2 14 34 



Defiance, H. E. Perry, Mon. Beach..25.05 2 27 21 2 14 45 



Hamana, S. D. Warren, B. Y. 3 27 31 



THIRD CLASS. 



Eina, John Parkinson, B. Y. C 22.00 1 43 14 1 31 37 



Daisy. Howard Stockton, B. Y. C. .20.06 1 47 35 1 34 27 



Star, W. C. Bray, B. Y. C 20.02 1 51 59 1 38 29 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Edith, Irvine: Chapman, B.Y.C 18.10 1 30 25 1 17 34 



Kitten, G.H. Richards efa7..,B.Y.C.17. 11 1 42 10 1 38 10 



Jela, J. C. Dexter, Malta 15.11 1 51 57 1 34 32 



Winners First Prize-First Class, Climax: Second Class, Mist; 

 Third Class, Eina; Fourth Class, Edith. Second Prize— First 

 Class, Quis-sett; Second Class, Mollie. Third Prize— Second Class, 

 Wildcat. Regatta committee, W. Lloyd Jeffries, T. S. Edmunds, 

 B. B. Crowninshield, Robt. Saltonstall, P. Grant, Jr. Judges, T. 

 S. Edmunds, Patrick Grant, Jr. 



143d regatta, first buzzard's bay championship, monument 

 beach, july 4. 



The race was sailed in a very heavy sea and a strong southwest- 

 erly gala of wind, which gieatly reduced the number of starters, 

 all'hands being closely reefed. Mattie had a walkover in first 

 class, Kitten won easily in fourth. Second and third promised 

 Very well, in second the champion Mist met Tantrum, always a 

 good boat in a blow, and Dunn's new Gymnote, who ought to be a 

 heavv weather boat, in third champion Daisy met Hanley's new 

 Eina' and Bonnie Bairn, the latter a deep Burgess sloop with a 

 heavy lead keel. 



Gy mnote's boom broke short off as she crossed the line, and Tan- 

 trum carried away peak halliards within 50yds. of the start, leav- 

 ing Mist a walk. Daisy fared no better, her boom went within 

 100yds. of the start; the owner of Eina did not realize Bonnie 

 Bairn was in his class, but being a good sport objected to a walk- 

 over, consequently he lay by Daisy for fifteen or 20 minutes, then 

 asked judges to resail race at some later date, but on finding that 

 the sloop was in his class and had from 15 to 20 minutes start 

 Eina at once went after her, gaining rapidly. Bonnie Bairn led 

 by live minutes at end of first round, but Eina finished ten min- 

 utes ahead, a very good performance. 



Courses for first and second classes — Leaving Pines Buoy 

 Scraggy Neck Buoy and Bird Island Buoy on starboard and 

 return.'ll miles. Third class— To and around Pines Buoy and re- 

 peat, 6>s miles. Fourth class— To and around Black Buoy 11, off 

 Jacob's Neck and return, 'Z}4 miles. Wind, a strong gale from 

 S.W.: 



first class. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Mattie, Howard Stockton 26.10 1 55 05 1 44 05 



SECOND CLASS. 



Mist, Geo. H. Lyman 25.06 2 07 00 1 47 37 



Tantrum, Wm. Amory 23.10 Disabled. 



Gymnote, W. E. C. Eustis 25.11 Disabled. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Eina, John Parkinson 23.00 1 42 45 1 32 41 



Bonnie Bairn, Geo. S. Fiske 1 53 10 1 43 59 



Daisy, Howard Stockton 20.06 Disabled. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Kitten, G. H. Richards et al 17.11 a3 00 27 37 



Nymph, Geo. G. Amory 35 3 5 29 04 



Winners of first prize and leg for pennant: First class, Mattie; 

 second class. Mist; third class, Eina; fourth class, Kitten. Judge, 

 T. S. Edmonds. 



144TH REGATTA, 1ST CUP RACE, MARBLEHEAD, JULY 2. 



It had heen blowing hard S. W. by S. all through the afternoon 

 and night of July 3. The 4th opened with a strong breeze from 

 the same direction, and at 10 A. M., when the boats got under 

 way for a tiial spin, it was blowing pretty strong. Several of the 

 boats ran outside to 'est the wind, and as a result Saracen, Sword- 

 fish, Witch and Otter housed topmasts, Hoiden, Swordfish, Dol- 

 phin and Nonpareil put in single reefs, but the wind kept steadily 

 decreasing, and just before the start Swordfish shook out her 

 reef; c . . _ , . 



First and second classes ran down the harbor, had a heat to 

 S. E. Pig Breaker, whence spinakers were carried to Half-way 

 Rock; from the rock they laid their course to month of harbor 

 and crossed the line in a couple of tacks. 



Saracen and Elf were off promptly in first class, Saracen a 

 second or two in the lead. She spun out a good lead in the heat 

 to windward and held her own afterward 



In second class Marguerite got to line ahead of time, and had 

 difficulty in keeping on right side of it. When gun was fired she 

 was dangerously close to stakeboat and on wrong tack: in jibing 

 she fouled it, hut no protesr, was made. Swordfish was first off, 

 followed closely by Marguerite, Otter and Witch. Swordfish 

 gained steadily and won hands down. Otter withdrew, while the 

 other two made a pretty good fight, resulting in favor of Mar- 

 guerite. 



In the third class Kiowa met Mosca for the first time, and as 

 the wiud was much lighter on the third class course and there was 

 a good deal of running and reaching, it was expected that the 

 Mosea, with her big sail spread, would win. 



Kiowa and Wraith led off together almost on the flash of the 

 gun, Mosca and Kathleen just behind them. It was almost before 

 the wind to Buoy 3, and some of the sloops boomed out their jibs. 

 To the surprise of all, the Buzzard's Bay catboat Kiowa at once 

 began to draw away from the others, getting a lead of 40a. at first 

 buoy, Hoiden and Mosca coming next. Here they hauled sheets a 

 little for Curtis Point, which Kiowa, still gaining, rounded first, 

 then Hoiden, Mosca, Wraith and Kathleen. 



From here was a free reach to Bo vditch Ledge, with the best 

 breeze of the day, and it seemed as it' the jib-an.i-mainsails ought 

 to take the lead. Wraith and Kathleen got their booms into the 

 water, which seemed to stop them. Mosca gradually passed 

 Hoiden, rounding Bowditch's just ahead of her, Kiowa steadily 

 gaining, have rounded a little more than ten minutes ahead of 

 Mosca. 



Here wind was very light, and kept on getting lighter for rest 

 Of the race. Kiowa took a short tack to the southward, then 

 headed for the Salem shores; Mosca and Hoiden going round at 

 the same time. Hoiden tried for Mosca's weather, but failing 

 broke tacks and seemed to lose a little by it; about this time she 

 shook out her reef. Kathleen was close on Wraith at Bowditch, 

 hut the latter did well to windward and Kathleen dropped out of 

 race; her bottom was toul, she will do better next time. Kiowa 

 gained steadily, while Wraith did well with the others. 



In fourth class Dolphin led all round, coming home under full 

 sail. Nonpareil would have done better to follow suit. Hoiden 

 has not heen measured, she may be larger than figured here. 



Course; first and, second classes from judges' yaoht, leaving 



black buoys Nos. 5 and 3, Tom Moor's Rock, Tinkers Island and 

 Roaring Bull on starboard; Can Buoy off S B. Pig Breaker, Half- 

 way Rook and black buovs Nos. 3 and 5 on port, and return; 10 

 miles. Third and fourth classes leaving black buoy on Selman's 

 Berth on port, black buoys Nos. 3, 5 and 7 on port, stakeboat off 

 Curtis'e Point on starboard, Bowditch's Ledge Beacon on star- 

 board, Red Buov No. '6 on port, to judges' yacht; 1% miles. 



Wind, S. W. by S., fair at start, rapidly dying out; very light 

 for last half of race. Summary: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Leugth. Elapsed. Cqrreefed. 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle : .... 38 .03 2 00 21 1 59 18 



Elf, W. H. Wilkinson 36.00 2 07 06 2 04 35 



SECOND CLASS. 



Swordfish, Com. Paine 31.07 2 15 57 2 10 12 



Marguerite, F. Skinner, Jr 28.01 2 29 35 2 20 38 



Witch, B. B. Crowninshield 28.03 2 34 59 2 24 24 



Otter, Percy Chase 35.07 Withdrew. 



THIRD CLASS CATS. 



Kiowa, W. C. and W. L. Jeffries. .. 22.03 1 34 32 1 23 09 

 Hoiden, Gordon Dexter 31.11 1 39 40 1 27 59 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Mosca. C. H. W. Foster .34.06 1 38 24 1 29 03 



Wraith, H. P. Benson 22.03 1 40 55 1 29 32 



Kathleen, R. S. Peabody 25.10 Withdrew. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Dolphin, R. C. Rohbins 18.00 1 49 17 1 33 13 



Nonpareil, W. D. Taylor 18.09 1 54 35 1 39 37 



Winners— Leg for cup. first class, Saracen; second class, Sword- 

 fish; third class cats, Kiowa; fourth class sloops, Mosca; fourth 

 class, Dolphin. Judge, W. Lloyd Jeffries. 



145TH RACE, 2D CHAMPIONSHIP, MARBLEHEAD, JCLY 6. 



The race was sailed, except in Marblehead HarboT, where there 

 was a light breeze, in the faintest kind of an air from S.S.E., 

 being little better than a drift, ^particularly in the windward 

 work. As none of the printed courses gave any windward work 

 the judges improvised a course, sending all classes to Red Buoy 

 6 (a run with wind on starboard quarter), then a short beam 

 reach to Cutthroat Ledge, a beat to Half Way Rock and a run 

 home, a scant 8 miles. 



In first class Beetle took seven hou rs drifting down from Bos- 

 ton, arriving just at the start, hut not having her crew aboard 

 did not start. Elf sailed a good race with Saracen. 



In second class Swordfish won as usual. 



In third class Wraith and Kiowa found it altogether too light; it 

 was Mosca's day, and she worked out a good lead in the long swell 

 and faint air. Nerina sailed very well, beating Mosca on allow- 

 ance. It was so light to windward that some of the crews laid 

 out to leeward to keep boom on right side. 



In fourth class Dolphin did not like it any better than Kiowa. 

 Elf was officially measured 36.02. 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle 38.03 1 33 58 1 33 08 



Elf, W. H. Wilkinson 36.03 1 37 06 1 35 12 



SECOND CLASS. 



Swordfish. Com. Paine 31.07 1 43 33 1 38 56 



Witch, B. B. Crowninshield 28.01 1 56 06 1 49 12 



Marguerite, F. Skinner, Jr 28.03 1 58 52 1 51 50 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Mosca, C. H. W. Foster .34.06 1 53 34 1 43 20 



Wraith, H. P. Benson 32.03 1 59 47 1 47 39 



THIRD CLASS CATS. 



Nerina, Robt. Saltonstall 21.10 1 55 13 1 42 39 



Kiowa, W. C. and W. L. Jeffries . . .22.03 1 58 57 1 46 49 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Nonpareil, W. O. Taylor 18.09 2 00 13 1 54 05 



Dolphin, R. C Rohbins 18.00 2 16 23 1 59 15 



Whinners: First class, Saracen; second class. Swordfish; third 

 class sloops, Mosca; third class eats, Nerina; fourth class, Non- 

 pareil. Second class champion pennant won and held by Sword- 

 fish; first class champion pennant won by Saracen, tieing Beetle; 

 third class champion pennant won by Mosca, tieing Kiowa; fourth 

 class champion pennant won by Nonpareil, tieing Dolphin. 

 Judges, H. H. Buck and E. M. Parker. 



SING SING Y. C. OPEN REGATTA, JULY 4. 



THE Sing Sing Y. C. sailed a regatta on July 4, open to all 

 yachts, from off Sing Sing arouud a stakeboat off Dobb's 

 Ferry, for all but Class 9, which sailed a short triangular course, 

 two rounds, off Sing Sing. There was a strong S.W. wind during 

 the early part of the race, foltowed by a severe N. W. squall and 

 then a calm. The full times were: 



CLASS I. — CABIN SLOOPS, 32FT. AND OVER. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Mergus 11 04 39 6 34 03 7 29 33 



Lottie 11 03 23 Not limed. 



CLASS II —CABIN SLOOPS, 37 TO 33FT. 



Crawford 11 05 07 8 16 04 9 10 57 



Julian 11 03 27 Not timed. 



CLASS III.— CABIN SLOOPS. 27ft and DNDER. 



Lurline 11 04 31 Not timed. 



Alice 11 01 81 Not timed. 



CLASS IV.— OPEN SLOOPS. 



P. T. Tomlin 11 01 SL}4 Not. timed. 



James T. Corlett 11 01 50 Not timed. 



May H 09 59)^ Not timed. 



Surprise 11 05 32 Not timed. 



CLASS V.— CABIN CAT-R1Q. 



Ella F 11 07 42 Not timed. 



CLASS YI— OPEN CAT-RIG. 37FT. AND OVER. 



Madge 11 01 31 4 44 48 5 43 17 



Pluenix 11 01 33 Not timed. 



Nina 11 02 05 Not timed. 



CLASS VII.— OPEN CAT-RIG, 23 TO 27 FT, 



Aller H 05 46W 4 13 13V6 5 07 27 



May F U 06 26M 3 39 03 4 33 31% 



Irene 11 06 49J6 Not timed. 



Cora 11 07 38^ Not timed. 



CLASS VHI.— OPEN CAT-RIG, 30 TO 23kT. 



Hex 11 07 06 Not timed. 



Pauline B 11 06 44^ 5 40 0354 6 33 49 



Columbia H 08 26 Not timed. 



Marguerite H 06 10}^ Isot timed. 



Amv 11 10 36^ Not timed. 



Lotta H 06 06J4 Not timed. 



CLASS IX. -OPEN CAT-UIG, 20FT. AND UNDER. 



Gauntlet H 09 37 Not timed. 



Bon Ton. H 08 17 Not timed. 



Ermine 11 09 33 2 12 49 3 03 16 



Ella U 09 10}4 Not timed. 



C. H. Miner It 08 38 Not timed. 



The regatta committee were: Col. B. S. Gibson, Charles S. 

 Gowan and Pierre Reynolds. 



NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 



THE following general order has been issued; 

 FLAGSHIP Electra, N. Y. Y. C, I 

 Harbor of New Yobk, July 1, 1889. ( 



General Orders No. H. 



1. The vessels of the squadron will rendezvous at New London, 

 off Pequot House, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 



2. Captains will report aboard the flagship on the same evening 

 tit y o*olock» 



3. Special attention is called to the race for the cups presented 

 by Capt. Goelet, which will take place at Newport, Friday, Aug. 

 9, unless otherwise decided at the meeting of captains. 



4 The squadron cruise trophies of 1889, given by the club, will 

 be raced for by yachts of the New York Y. C. The rules and regu- 

 lations governing competition for the same will be issued to cap- 

 tains by the regatta committee. 



5. During the cruise the Owl and the Game Cock colors will be 

 raced for by the four-oared gigs and double-scull cutters and 

 dinghies belonging to the yachts of the squadron, and the holders 

 will be subject to challenge at any time, on one day's notice. 



6; There will also be a race for the steam and naphtha launches 

 belonging to the squadron, the time, conditions and prizes for 

 which will be hereafter announced by the Commodore. 



7. The routine and rules contained in the Club Manual will 

 be observed during the cruise. Particular attention is called to 

 the fact that they have recently been changed in many important 

 particulars. 



8. There wiH be special cups given for competition by third 

 class sloops (70ft.) and seventh class sloops (40ft.), dates of which 

 will be announced by the Commodore. 



9. Yachts when in squadron are earnestly requested to take 

 their ship's time in striking bells from that of the flngship,and in 

 no case to anticipate it. 



By order of the Commodore. 



Stephen Peabody, Fleet Captain. 



AWA.— The new Hasbrouck 40 was launched on July 6 at 

 Lawjey'n. 



INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACES. 



THE following letters were received last week by the New 

 York Y. C. It is certain that Valkyrie will cross the Atlant ic 

 to race the 70ft class for the Paine cup and in private matches. 

 She has not heen successful in the late races on the Clyde. 



20 St. James Square, S. W., London, June 20. 

 Dear Captain Grant: There is no doubt that the New York 

 Y. C. are quite correct in their contention that you are in error 

 when stating that Mr. Oddie's letter of April 12 contains a con- 

 dition "not previously alluded to." I hold myself, however, re- 

 sponsible for the mistake, and can only express my extreme 

 regret at the misunderstanding. The accompanying letter from 

 Mr. Watson will explain the misunderstanding. 



When talking the matter over with you I fully believed that 

 the correspondence between Mr. York, secretary of the Royal 

 Clyde Y. C, and Mr. Bird, the then secretary of the New York 

 Y. C, showed that a challenge would be accepted on exactly the 

 same terms as the Volunteer and Thistle contests, but on subse- 

 quent examination I find that the correspondene in question may 

 bear two readings. Mr. York, in his letter of Nov. 27, 1888, ad- 

 dressed to the secretary of the New York Y. C, mentions the ex- 

 istence of the proviso, hut in a postscript says: "In the event of 

 the paragraph being perfectly true and that a challenge will be 

 accepted under the same conditions as in the Genesta, Galatea 

 and Thistle contests, please cable 'True'." To this letter the sec- 

 retary of the New York Y. O. cabled the reply "True." 



Now. the conditions that governed the Genesta, Galatea and 

 Thistle contests can have nothing whatever to do with the pro- 

 visions in the new deed of gift, since the deed was not then in 

 existence, while the reply "True" may be taken to refer either to 

 the body of Mr. York's letter, which recognizes the proviso, or to 

 the postscript, which makes no difference to the same. Hence, 

 probably, Mr. Watson's mistake and mine. In like manner your 

 letter of March 19 last, referring to the same cablegram, may or 

 may not be taken to include the proviso, while the words "the 

 same terms would be accepted as in the Volunteer and Tnistle 

 matches" can have no reference to the new deed of gift. There- 

 fore it is evident that while the New York Yacht Club have taken 

 one reading we have taken the other. Yours truly, Dunraven. 



20 St. James Square, S. W., June 24. 



Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 

 Mav 84, with inclosure. 



I am exceedingly sorry that a difficulty has arisen with regard 

 to the challenge of the Royal Yacht Squadron made in mv name 

 for the America Cup; and my regret js the greater since I find I 

 was mistaken as to the terms on which the challenge would be 

 accepted. 



I did not know that the "new deed of gift" was in any way in- 

 volved, and can only express my sincere regret at being under a 

 misapprehension in that respect. 



What I intended to do, and what I thought I had done, was to 

 Challenge to sail the Valkrie for the Cup against anv vessel the 

 New York Y. C. might select, according to the conditions that 

 governed the last t hree : international contests, and to the spirit 

 of that challenge I wish to adhere. 



As far as sailing for t he America's Cup is concerned I am in the 

 hands of the Royal Yacht Squadron. If they instruct me to sail, 

 well and good. 



But, on the other hand 1 attach no importance to the nature of 

 the prize, all I care for is the interest belonging to a fair compe- 

 tition between the two vessels, and if the New York Y. C. find 

 themselves unable to offer the America Cup as a prize I shaU be 

 ready on my part to sail against whatever yacht would have been 

 selected to defend it, either for a prize of equal value or nothing 

 at all. u 



Since there is scarcely time for further correspondence on the 

 subject it would be very convenient that I should be represented 

 by. some one on your side of the ocean. I have therefore written 

 a' letter to Gen. Paine, of which I inclose a copy, and if he will 

 kindly consent to act for me I will abide by whatever arrange- 

 ments he makes. 



I am sending a copy of this letter to Gen. Paine. Yours truly, 



Dunraven. 



20 St. James Square, S. W., June 24. 



Dear Sir: Although I have not the pleasure of your personal 

 acquaintance I feel sure you will excuse the liberty I take in 

 writing to you concerning the America's Cup. Your name is so 

 well known over here in connection with international yacht 

 racing that it naturally suggests itself to me under the circum- 

 stances in which I find myself placed, 



The Royal Yacht Squadron challenged for me under a misap- 

 prehension, for which I am responsible, as to tne terms under 

 which a challenge would be accepted, and it is possible that my 

 challenge may fall to the ground, owing k> a difference of opinion 

 between the Royal Yacht Squadron and the New York Yacht Club 

 about the new deed of gif t. 



I have no wish to express here any opinion as to the relative 

 merits or demerits of the different deeds under which the New 

 York Yacht Club has held the Cup, or to discuss their legal 

 aspect, or the various interpretations that may be put upon the 

 "new deed." 



Whether I race for the America Cup or some other prize, or 

 nothing at all, it is equally immaterial to me; all I care about is 

 the sport, the interest of the raoe, to see what my ship can do, 

 and to have the relative merits of the two vessels fairly demon- 

 strated. 



I see no reason, therefore, why the match should not take 

 place, as I am ready and anxious to sail against whatever yacht 

 the New York Yacht Club would have selected to defend the Cup, 

 all the conditions of sailing remaining unaltered, with the 

 exception that we should sail for some prize other than the Cup. 



Time is too short to permit of my settling this matter by corres- 

 pondence; I should be very grateful if you would kindly consent 

 to act for me. 



As you are probably aware, the conditions of sailing, courses, 

 etc., are pretty well agreed to. The only point outstanding to 

 which I attach any importance being the time of starting. 



As expressed in.my letter of May 3 to Mr. Smith, many and ob- 

 vious objections appear to exist in leaving the time of starting in 

 a match of this kind entirely in the hands of a sailing committee, 

 and 1 proposed that it should he compul^pry on the yachts to 

 start at the specified time if the committee so decided, and com- 

 pulsory on the committee to start them at the specified time if 

 either vessel so desired; otherwise the time of startiug to be at 

 the option of the committee. 



I do not see that any suspicion of unfairness or any incon- 

 venience could arise under t hese conditions. But in this respect, 

 as in all others, I am perfectly content to leave myself in your 

 hands, if you wiU be so good as to act for me and arrange for the 

 match. 



I cannot, however, afford to race for a large sum, but should be 

 glad if the sum, if any, that we sail for be such as to enable the 

 victor to buy something commemorative of the event, 



J believe the value of the America Cup was 100 guineas. I 

 suggest the same sum. 



If in anyway you find it inconvenient to accede to my request 

 I trust you wiU not hesitate to say so. 



I inclose a copy of my letter sent this mail to Mr. Smith. 

 Yours faithfully, [Signed] Dunraven. 



Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes Castle, June 27, 1889. 

 To James D. Sm ith, Esq. 



Dear Sir: With reference to your letter of the 27th ult., ad- 

 dressed to Mr. Richard Grant, Secretary to the Roval Yacht 

 Squadron, relative to the challenge for the America Cup in 

 behalf of the Earl of Dunraven, and having given it the fullest 

 consideration, we have first to admit that the challenge was sent 

 under a misapprehension as to the terms alluded to in your letter 

 of Dec, 14 last, addressed to the Secretary of the Royal Clyde 

 Y. C. as the inclosed copies of letters from the Earl of Dunraven 

 and Mr. G. L. Watson will show. We therefore much regret that 

 we are unable to confirm the challenge with the condition at- 

 tached that "if the cup is won by the club challenging it shall be 

 held under and subject to the full terms of the new deed," the 

 acceptance of which we consider would preclude the renewal of 

 that friendly competition which it is so desirable to encourage 

 and maintain, and for which the cup appears to have been origin- 

 ally conveyed to the New York Y. C. 



We could not undertake the responsibility ef entering into 

 suet, a covenant, which would make the terms of the new deed 

 of gift binding in any future challenge. 



We would further point out that the effect of accepting the 

 conditions of the New York Y. C. would be to compel the Royal 

 Yacht Squadron to insist upon receiving, should it be successful 

 m winning the Cup, more favorable terms from a challenger than 

 those under which it is challenged. 



We have the honor, etc. Charles Baring, 



John Mulholland, 

 Allen Young, C. B. 



To the Earl of Dunravan, K. P.: 



Dear Lord Dunraven— I told you about a month ago by word 

 of mouth, but now repeat it by letter, that I had made a serious 



